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Climate Change
Copenhagen Climate Summit

Copenhagen Flop

A team of SCIAF staff travelled to Copenhagen in December for the UN climate change summit. Find out how they got on and what that means for people in developing countries

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What is climate change

In rich countries like Scotland we use a lot of energy to power factories, heat our houses and for travel. All this produces greenhouse gas emissions which are building up in the earth‘s atmosphere and causing our planet to heat up. More >

Change in Scotland

CHANGE
IN SCOTLAND

Scotland now has world-leading legislation on climate change.

You‘ve helped us win a victory for climate justice. The Scottish Parliament has unanimously agreed to cut Scotland‘s greenhouse gas emissions by 42% by 2020, and 80% by 2050.
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Movies to change you
Surviving climate change
Concepcions story
Concepcion’s story
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Climate Change
Reflection

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Change yourself

By taking small steps to change your life you can help make a big difference to communities suffering from the effects of climate change. Here are some suggestions to get you started. More >

Change yourself

People living in rich countries like Scotland produce the vast majority of the greenhouse gases which cause climate change.

By 2080, an extra 600 million people worldwide could be affected by malnutrition.

An extra 400 million people could be exposed to malaria.

Eleven of the last 12 years rank among the 12 warmest years on record.

Humanitarian responses to disasters cost donors $6 billion every year.

By 2020, between 75 and 250 million people in Africa will be facing increased water shortages.

Over 3 billion people in the Middle East and the Indian sub-continent could be facing acute shortages of water.

Climate change brings the risk of increases in serious diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever and polio.

 
Change yourself
Raina‘s stoty

Raina‘s story
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Valeriano‘s stoty

Valeriano‘s story
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Rodrigo‘s stoty

Rodrigo‘s story
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Vernia‘s stoty

Vernia‘s story
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Change yourself
Raina‘s stoty

Surviving climate change
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Valeriano‘s stoty

Imapact of climate change
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Rodrigo‘s stoty

Climate Change Q&A    
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Vernia‘s stoty

Why Scotland must
act now
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